João José Dias Oliveira Dias Coimbra

Emeritus Professor of the University of Porto. BSc in Biology (University of Coimbra) and PhD (Physiology of Aquatic Animals) at the University of Nice (France). Full Professor at ICBAS (Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar), Founding Director of CIIMAR and CIMAR – Associate Laboratory. Former Vice-President of OCEANO XXI. National Delegate of European Framework Programmes (1994-2013). Scientific Interests focus on the biological basis of aquaculture, and ecophysiology of aquatic animals including the effects of pressure. Author or co-author of approximately 80 articles in international publications. Supervisor and co-supervisor of PhD students and post-docs. Management of many national and international research projects.